Kelsey

Given to 155,738 US babies since 1891

▼ Falling −37% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#814

recorded as girls

141 since 2024

#6143

recorded as boys

3,751 since 2024

Babies in 2025

349

girls 335 · boys 14

Peak year

1992

11,713 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

155,738

since 1891

Born a Kelsey? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kelsey was most popular in 1992, when 11,713 babies recorded as girls got the name (6.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 335 babies were named Kelsey, ranking #814 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	335	814	14	6143
2024	430	673	7	9894
2023	444	663	11	7289
2022	466	632	23	4442
2021	477	623	11	7089
2020	574	525	15	5699
2019	664	470	16	5555
2018	740	420	17	5320
2017	788	396	19	4935
2016	859	383	10	7605
2015	955	343	18	5058
2014	1,017	328	20	4702
2013	1,049	304	12	6603
2012	1,214	267	27	3807
2011	1,266	254	25	3994
2010	1,349	233	19	4848
2009	1,521	212	24	4160
2008	1,716	195	33	3344
2007	1,699	201	38	3025
2006	1,898	185	47	2542
2005	1,960	173	38	2803
2004	2,198	148	72	1748
2003	2,569	130	42	2470
2002	2,883	118	51	2092
2001	3,267	100	70	1659
2000	3,669	88	62	1768
1999	4,400	72	91	1320
1998	5,551	56	99	1231
1997	5,573	57	99	1198
1996	7,655	36	140	930
1995	8,184	33	157	862
1994	9,749	29	166	827
1993	11,380	24	161	829
1992	11,713	23	169	802
1991	11,435	26	186	747
1990	9,494	32	197	726
1989	9,256	31	250	631
1988	5,452	64	213	649
1987	4,574	67	161	720
1986	2,517	112	140	769
1985	1,699	168	121	805
1984	1,555	177	122	784
1983	1,116	224	115	813
1982	791	310	106	865
1981	490	434	100	890
1980	308	601	94	920
1979	222	737	90	926
1978	164	887	84	945
1977	144	959	84	928
1976	116	1055	101	832
1975	105	1111	97	841
1974	88	1239	73	953
1973	77	1312	73	941
1972	76	1325	73	943
1971	71	1456	71	965
1970	48	1828	72	940
1969	45	1835	38	1280
1968	24	2538	39	1217
1967	32	2079	24	1573
1966	17	3040	23	1613
1965	16	3149	17	1918
1964	20	2825	23	1655
1963	22	2619	18	1902
1962	19	2814	21	1757
1961	18	2957	15	2148
1960	13	3512	21	1772
1959	15	3104	25	1588
1958	23	2376	13	2265
1957	12	3489	19	1837
1956	12	3493	22	1676
1955	16	2839	13	2219
1954	14	3019	19	1762
1953	18	2516	14	2099
1952	10	3552	13	2153
1951	9	3714	17	1838
1950	10	3423	9	2580
1949	6	4673	24	1501
1948	9	3593	19	1703
1947	8	4007	8	2862
1946	7	3994	16	1813
1945	6	4025	12	2009
1944	<5	—	12	2080
1943	<5	—	12	2182
1942	5	4622	14	1946
1941	<5	—	11	2207
1940	<5	—	8	2671
1939	<5	—	10	2288
1938	<5	—	12	2084
1937	<5	—	15	1828
1936	<5	—	8	2629
1935	<5	—	8	2719
1934	<5	—	5	3679
1933	<5	—	10	2368
1932	<5	—	11	2313
1931	<5	—	12	2207
1930	<5	—	16	1889
1929	<5	—	11	2452
1928	<5	—	12	2387
1927	<5	—	10	2703
1926	<5	—	15	2074
1925	<5	—	18	1870
1924	<5	—	14	2229
1923	<5	—	16	2020
1922	<5	—	10	2801
1921	<5	—	15	2152
1920	<5	—	7	3489
1919	<5	—	13	2265
1918	<5	—	15	2073
1917	<5	—	11	2423
1916	<5	—	13	2152
1915	<5	—	9	2621
1914	<5	—	10	2101
1913	<5	—	11	1676
1912	<5	—	10	1619
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
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1903	<5	—	<5	—
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1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	5	963